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The York University Lions women's hockey team was defeated 4-2 by the Rams in their first road game of the season on Saturday afternoon at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Rams put themselves on the board early in the first period less than two minutes into the game on a goal by Brooklyn Gemmill, scoring her second goal of the season with assists from Keelin Farren and Cailey Davis.
• Abby DeCorby added another marker for the Rams at 9:40, her first of the season.
• Not long after, the Lions found their way past the Rams defensive wall late in the first period, as Courtney Gardiner rifled the puck past Rams netminder Rachel Seeley on a power play at 17:38, cutting the lead to 2-1. 
• The second period went in the Rams' favour as Lauren Nicholson found the net twice, scoring her second and third goals of the season with assists from Olivia Giardetti and Savannah Bouzide on both goals, at 6:27 and 12:36. 
• The Lions made one last push in the third as Sydney Paulson found the net for her first goal of the season at 12:14 off an assist by Tayler Murphy.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• Julianna Thomson had her second appearance of the season, and despite being barraged with shots throughout the game, she managed to make an impressive 33 saves.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Lions will head out to North Bay, Ont., to take on the Nipissing Lakers at the Memorial Gardens in their next contest, where they look to familiarize themselves with another one of their division opponents. The puck drop is scheduled for 4pm on Friday, Nov. 12.